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theguardian.com - Lisa O’Carroll - Seven-day weeks and 'debt bondage': China's first electric car plant in Europe mired in allegations of worker abuse
Seven-day weeks and 'debt bondage': China's first electric car plant in Europe mired in allegations of worker abuse
The Guardian

Multilingual signs in most airports in the EU opt for English, but in Hungary, there is also Chinese, making it easy for migrant workers flying in to staff China's first electric car plant in Europe – due to open in 2027. The third language…

bmmagazine.co.uk - Amy Ingham - Used electric car sales accelerate to record quarter as motorists seek shelter from forecourt pain
Used electric car sales accelerate to record quarter as motorists seek shelter from forecourt pain
Business Matters

Figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that 86,943 used pure-electric cars changed hands between January and March, a 32 per cent jump on the same period last year and the strongest quarterly performance…

dailymail.com - Rob Hull - Fire brigades attended 279 electric car blazes last year
Fire brigades attended 279 electric car blazes last year
Mail Online

As electric cars become more commonplace, the number of fire incidents is also rising. Fire brigades across the UK attended 279 electric car blazes last year, up 133 per cent from the 120 cases recorded in 2022, a new report shows. Experts warn…

electrek.co - Peter Johnson - Kia's cyber-inspired electric sports car is '90% production-ready
Kia's cyber-inspired electric sports car is '90% production-ready
Electrek

It looks like a Lamborghini EV from the future and will likely arrive as an electric successor to the Kia Stinger. Kia unveiled the Vision Meta Turismo concept, a preview of its upcoming futuristic EV sports car. After revealing the electric sports…

koreatimes.co.kr - Lee Kyung-min - Hyundai Motor executive honored as carmaker bets big on future mobility
Hyundai Motor executive honored as carmaker bets big on future mobility
The Korea Times

Chang Jae-hoon, the vice chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, was awarded Korea's highest industrial honor Tuesday for his role in navigating the automaker through a global shift toward electric vehicles and robotics. The Gold Tower Order of Industrial…

bangordailynews.com - Opinion Contributor - Letter: Want to avoid rising gas prices? Get an EV.
Letter: Want to avoid rising gas prices? Get an EV.
Bangor Daily News

Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com As communities across the country grapple with rising fuel costs, air pollution, and the growing impacts of global warming…

independent.co.uk - Steve Fowler - The bargain EV battle is getting serious - and that's great news for buyers
The bargain EV battle is getting serious - and that's great news for buyers
The Independent

T he article below is an excerpt from Steve Fowler 's DriveSmart newsletter. To get the email delivered straight to your inbox every Monday, simply enter your email address in the box above. For years, the electric car market has had one rather…

scmp.com - Daniel Ren - EVs | Chinese smart cars set to control 20% of western European market by 2028: JPMorgan
EVs | Chinese smart cars set to control 20% of western European market by 2028: JPMorgan
South China Morning Post

The pace of electrification on western Europe's roads is likely to fire up sales of Chinese-developed smart cars, where they could command a 20 per cent share of the regional market in 2028 at the expense of local peers, according to a JPMorgan…

japantimes.co.jp - Lili Pike - China's green tech firms target new consumers hit by Iran war energy shock
China's green tech firms target new consumers hit by Iran war energy shock
The Japan Times

China's clean technology titans, hungry for export markets to boost flagging profits, aren't letting a crisis go to waste. Manufacturers of electric vehicles, batteries and solar panels have been wooing nations looking to wean themselves off costly…

koreatimes.co.kr - Jhoo Dong-chan - KGM CEO receives Bronze Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit
KGM CEO receives Bronze Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit
The Korea Times

Automaker KG Mobility (KGM) said Tuesday that its CEO Hwang Ki-young received the Bronze Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit at a ceremony marking the 23rd Korea Automotive Industry Day, held at JW Marriott Hotel Seoul. The decoration…

thetruthaboutcars.com - Michael Strong - VW's EV Subsidiary May be Scouting for Public Offering in Future
VW's EV Subsidiary May be Scouting for Public Offering in Future
Ttac

Volkswagen's U.S.-based EV subsidiary, Scout Motors, was set up to become its own company in the future. Scott Keogh, Scout's CEO, told Handelsblatt the company was designed to be its own company from the get-go. The move to draw cash from…

forbes.com - Tim Treadgold - Copper Goes Ballistic As A Shortage Meets An Outage
Copper Goes Ballistic As A Shortage Meets An Outage
Forbes

Copper tubing at a factory in Chongqing, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) Copper is trading at an all-time high of $6.44 a pound and could go a lot higher as the effects of a supply squeeze and the Iran war are supercharged by stockpiling…

forbes.com - Karl Brauer - Test Driving The 'New' 2027 Chervolet Bolt: GM Revives Its Best EV
Test Driving The 'New' 2027 Chervolet Bolt: GM Revives Its Best EV
Forbes

The 2027 Chevrolet Bolt has been substantially upgraded while the price remains low When the original Chevrolet Bolt launched in late 2016 as a 2017 model, it fundamentally altered the electric vehicle landscape. At the time, the EV market was…

yahoo.com - Albemarle Corporation (ALB) Stock Forecasts
Albemarle Corporation (ALB) Stock Forecasts
Yahoo!

Albemarle is a global manufacturer of highly engineered specialty chemicals for a wide range of markets. The company became a top manufacturer of lithium -- used in a number of industries but particularly for batteries in electric cars -- through…

winnipegfreepress.com - The Canadian Press - Unifor names Ford as first target in auto industry bargaining
Unifor names Ford as first target in auto industry bargaining
Winnipeg Free Press

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